I bring together a unique blend of artistic vision, leadership, and technical expertise to create forward-thinking products and experiences. I've explored novel interfaces using emerging technologies as a design material, and, with more than 10 years in the industry both in-house and in consulting roles, I've collaborated with companies such as Apple, NIO, Panasonic, Philips, and Humane, driving innovation and shaping the future of digital technologies.
I am deeply passionate about collective and spatial computing, as well as expanding the boundaries of computation beyond traditional devices like computers and smartphones. I care about designing interfaces on and beyond screens, and exploring tangible user interfaces and interactions.
In addition to my professional work, I have been sharing my knowledge and expertise by teaching classes on Experimental Imaging, Designing Emerging Technology, Interactive Spaces, Physical Computing, and Prototyping at renowned universities such as the California College of the Arts, Hyper Island, and Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at Berkeley University.
My educational background includes a master's degree in Cinema and Media Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, and I’m an alumnus of the interaction design program at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design.
linkedin: pierdr
mastodon: @pierdr@mastodon.social
contact: studioluffdesign@gmail.com
Teaching
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at UC Berkeley
2024 · Designing Emerging Technologies (Spring semester 15 weeks)
California College of the Arts
2023 · Prototyping course (Spring semester 15 weeks)
2022 · Prototyping course (Spring semester 15 weeks)
2019 · tramontana Workshop
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
2019 · Interactive Spaces (Costa Rica)
2019 · Interactive Spaces (Copenhagen)
2019 · Physical Computing
2018 · Interactive Spaces
2018 · Physical Computing
2017 · Interactive Spaces
2016 · Interactive Spaces
2015 · Experimental Imaging
2014 · Intro to the Digital Fabrication Workshop
Politecnico di Torino
2019 · Machine Learning and Spatial Interactions
2011 · Media Convergence
2011 · Creativity and Technology in the Convergence Era
2010 · Mobile and the New Convergence Media Scenario
HyperIsland
2018 · Interactive Spaces and Spatial Interactions
Resonate
2015 · Designing Connected Experiences with BLE
Strelka Institute
2016 · Prototype race
2016 · IOT: Create your Prototype
Publications
2021 · Prototyping Spatial Interactions (DigitCult-Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures, Link to Paper)
2020 · Method, System, and Apparatus for Interactive Climate Control (US Patent US20200324613)
2020 · Jog Dial User Interface Device (US Patent US20200125228)
2020 · System and Method for Providing Momentum Scrolling via a Rotary User Interface Device (US Patent US20200026421A1)
2020 · Method and system for user interface layer invocation (US Patent US20200122575)
2019 · Autonomous vehicle sensor data and map integration (US Patent US20190383631A1)
2016 · Design Futures: A New Discipline, Tool and Medium Link to paper (Digitcult, Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures )
2016 · Smartlight Interaction System - US Patent US9239627B2
2012 · Defining New Structural and Mobile Support to Improve Hospital Facilities Access and Usability · link (International Symposium on Foundations of Health Informatics Engineering and Systems )
Public speaking
2019 · Open Lecture - Politecnico di Torino · Da Ingegneria del Cinema alla Silicon Valley.
2019 · Open Lecture - Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design · Design Exercises in Image Making
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pierluigi-dalla-rosa-design-exercises-in-image-making-tickets-57537418969#
2019 · Binary Salon - The Midway SF
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/binary-salon-09-tickets-59412658862#
2018 · Open Lecture - Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design · By Humans and Algorithms
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pierluigi-dalla-rosa-by-humans-and-algorithms-tickets-43322939077#
2016 · IxDA · Conversations with Alice
http://interaction16.ixda.org/speakers/pierluigi-dalla-rosa/index.html
Awards
2016 · Core77 Design Awards
Runner Up, Interaction Awards. Core 77 Design Awards 2016. http://designawards.core77.com/Interaction/ 48255/S7-Imagination-Machine
2016 · FastCoDesign
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3055351/the-night- sky-is-slowly-changing-heres-how-it-will-look- in-100000-years? utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=codesign- daily&position=2&partner=newsletter&campaign_d ate=01132016
2015 · Shortlist - Interaction Awards
http://awards.ixda.org/entry/2015/ oyasami/
2015 · AD Forum
http://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/ 34511863/the-imagination-machine/s7
2015 · The FWA · The imagination Machine, Cutting Edge award.
https://thefwa.com/cases/the-imagination-machine
2014 · Core77 Design Awards
Winner of “Speculative Concept Professional”. http://designawards.core77.com/Speculative- Concept/32935/Museum-of-Future- Government-2014
2014 · Nominee - TEDxAmsterdam Award
http://tedx.amsterdam/oyasami- pierluigi-dalla-rosa/
2013 · IxDA - Finalist Point Break
http://awards.ixda.org/blog/2013/the-2014- interaction-awards-shortlist/
2011 · Finalist - Mobile App Awards
http://www.smau.it/news/la-app- mania-conquista-smau
